Effect of Feldenkrais Method on Balance in Patients With Mechanical Low Back Pain
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Feldenkrais Method and Core stabilization, Core stability exercises.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Mechanical Low Back Pain. Basic parameters: 18 years — 45 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Effect of Feldenkrais Method on Balance in Patients With Mechanical Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Feldenkrais method affects balance in patients with mechanical low back pain. The main questions it aims to answer is: does Feldenkrais method affects balance in patients with mechanical low back pain. Participants will: Be assessed for inclusion using slump and straight leg raise tests. Visit the clinic twice every week for sessions. Assessed pre and post treatment using Biodex Balance.
Detailed description
Sample size calculation showed that our sample is 40. Forty patients with mechanical low back pain not referring beyond the knee will be recruited from Souad Kafafi Hospital and multiple outpatient clinics in Giza, Egypt. Inclusion criteria is male or female patients, 18-45 years, mechanical pain for the last 6 months, with no previous surgeries or diseases in the spine. Treatment strategy include 10 treatment sessions for each allocated subject. Core strengthening exercises and Feldenkrais method (balance exercises) are the treatment approached used in this study. Two experienced physical therapists will apply the treatment in the Faculty of Physical therapy clinic. Overall, mediolateral, and anteroposterior stability will be assessed for each patient. The measurement will be done twice pretreatment and immediately after the last session.
Interventions
- Other Feldenkrais Method and Core stabilization
Balance exercises from supine lying position using Feldenkrais style, plus core stabilization exercises. - Other Core stability exercises
trunk deep muscles activation and engaging using exercises as bridging, side bridging, plank, side plank and McGill Abdominal
Primary outcome measures
- Balance [Time frame: Baseline and 5 weeks.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Mechanical back pain.
- Symptoms lasted for the last 6 months.
- Not referring beyond the knee.
- Mild to moderate pain in Numerical Pain Rating Scale and mild to moderate disability on Oswestry Disability Index
Exclusion criteria
- Spine Surgeries
- Chronic diseases
- Accidents and Fractures
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Misr University for Science and Technology — Giza
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06756516 · P.T.REC/012/005554